Cannes Lions judges confirmed - PRINZ Member included

29/04/2016

Nearly 400 people from 40 countries have been confirmed as judges on panels across disciplines, including creativity, digital, design and film, at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

The PR Lions jury includes PRINZ Member Kelly Bennett, founder and managing director of One Plus One Communications in Auckland.

The juries will meet in Cannes to judge live throughout the festival, from 18 to 25 June, with the winners to be announced at awards ceremonies during the eight-day event. Philip Thomas, chief executive, Lions Festivals, highlighted the importance of a balanced jury to ensure entrants are judged fairly. He added that the juries had a "significant responsibility in determining the future path of creative communications".

Joining Kelly Bennett judges are:

John Clinton (lead juror), Head of Creative Content, Edelman, North America